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Wednesday,
April 30, 1997
Editorial: Excuse me, but is my integrity
showing or is ¿here mud on my lenses?
LANEYFOUSE
LANEYFOUSE
Editor-in-Chief
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For the past few weeks, I thought
it was just me, but after speaking
with several folks on campus, I
found I am not alone.
Normally, I hit the floor running
every morning. I rise at 4:30 a.m. to
write
or
read
homework
assignments, because it's my
favorite part of the day.
Lately, I've been known to stick
my tongue out at the birds singing
outside my window and pull the
covers over my head.
They tease me and taunt me,
begging me to come outside with my
morning cup of coffee. I tell them to
fly south — it's still winter in my part
of the Northwest.
I think I've come down with that
dreaded disease called short-timers
attitude.
However, I was pleased to know
others are suffering from it too. I did
a survey the other day and, sure
enough, everyone I spoke to said
they are suffering the same
symptoms.
Ever since spring break, I drag
myself to school each day. I'm
having difficulty focusing. I'm
counting the number of days left
until graduation.
If someone piles one more thing
on my plate, I swear I will start
screaming. I promise not to stop until
the fourth of July.
Speaking of plates, I used to
spend lots of time »tainning
planning my
family's dinners. This was really
¿TOPO-Ltant to me when I first started
scFTool because dinner tinflrwas our
onlytime together.
"Each weekend I would sit down
and get ideas from everyone on
what they would like to see on the
menu for the week. I did this out of
love and perhaps a itsy, bitsy,
teeny, tiny bit of guilt.
Carrying a full load of classes,
studying, being a writer, The Print
editor, a Phi Theta Kappa officer
and a friend has taken a lot of time
away from my being a wife and
mother. This is far from being a
complaint; this is just the reality of
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my life. I am a busy woman.
So, when I get letters, like the one
on this page that says "I also hope
t1T&t*®au as a paper attempt to root
out such grievous wrongdoing by
any candidate," I tend to get a bit
defensive.
Frankly, I don't give a hoot
whether a candidate attends a
function or not. Did you stop to ask
whether or not this person
contributed to the effort-- be it
money or time?
Even though I will not get to vote
in the ASG election, I can say this
about all the candidates. During my
time as a student and as an editor, I
have had a close working
Letters to the Editor
Student speaks out
about ASG candidate
Dear Editor:
Tiffany Fine is one of the
candidates for Associated
Student Government President.
She believes strongly in the ASG
Childcare grants, or so she says.
So strongly, in fact, it has become
one of her campaign issues. Her
portrayal of passion is the cause
for my letter.
This weekend there was a child
care benefit concert on the main
campus to raise money for child
care grants. Candidate Fine
feels so strongly about^child care
that she had a candidate meeting
instead of attending. Not only
did she not attend, but she
convinced the current ASG child
care officer to attend her
campaign function rather than
attending a benefit for the grants
that they administer. I question
her dedication to student
parents.
The other issue surrounding
Tiffany Fines' Presidential
campaign meeting this past
weekend is this:
The ASG
Elections Senator is rumored to
have been in attendance at this
meeting. Not only is this an
unethical practice of the
candidate, but it is one that
could get her removed from the
ballot. I write to you to have a
larger audience than the small
number of students I know. I also
hope that you as a paper attempt
to root out such grievous
wrongdoing by any candidate.
Thank your for hearing my
concern.
J T Snow
Recycling, bureaucracy
frustrates student
Dear Editor:
It concerns me to see that this
school has not provided recycle
boxes in every classroom. As a
student who passionately cares for
the environment, I go out of my
way to find a recycle bin so that I
can deposit my papers. I don't
understand why this higher learn
ing institution cannot provide
recycle bins in every classroom,
whereas other colleges around
the area do. Believe me, there are
many students who want more re
cycling done on campus. They just
have not spoken out on this es
sential subject concerning our en
vironment.
Also, I feel the club on campus
known as HEEL is doing all they
can to bring more recycling to this
campus; yet in every step of the
way in doing this, the administra
tion of this school has fought to
keep more recycling out. I ask why
is this? Certainly, a community
college can not be against help
ing their own environment by
providing more recycle bins in the
classrooms.
I think sometimes that the bu
reaucracy of the administration
forgets to see why many students
are pushing for more recycling on
campus. We want to help our en
vironment. Yet the student body
needs assistance from the admin
istration and I sometimes feel we,
the student body, are not being
given the help needed. My plea
to you, the administration of
Clackamas Community College,
is that you will help to enhance
and grow the recycling progrom
on campus by listening earnestly
to our needs (the students) and
seek to be a willing partner to
continue to protect and revise our
depleting natural resources.
With my support to HEEL's ef
forts and genuine concern for the
environment,
CCC Student
Emily Martin
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relationship with manv
many of the ASG
officers.
They are hardworking and
dedicated to their positions. They
are passionate about their work.
They are even more pasionate about
making a positive difference in
students' lives.
Believe me, as a 44-year-old
woman who has spent half her life
working in the real world - I know
dedication like theirs is uncommon.
In fact, if I could take, each one of
them -- along with the members of
The Print staff — and harness all that
energy into one company, I know we
would make Bill Gates look like a
pauper.
If you, J T Snow, think there is
something wrong here, it is your job
to seek out the answers, not mine.
You see, I have "short-timer's
attitude." What happens in the ASG
elections is a matter that will be left
to the students still here when I am
gone, each of whom has the freedom
to vote for whatever candidate they
choose.
No one says you must vote for Ms.
Fine or any other candidate which
you feel is not qualified. That is the
beauty of living in America.
As a journalist, it is my job to
report the news in an honest,
unbiased and professional manner.
My integrity is important. However,
because we believe in free speech,
we do allow space in The Print for
people such as yourself to express
your opinion about any candidate or
other issues on this campus.
If you see news happening on
campus — call our news line
at ext. 2576.
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Managing Editor
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